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NEW: The Senate just confirmed Trump's youngest judge to date — Allison Rushing, 36, will join the 4th Circuit. It's rare to have appeals court judges that young, but not totally unheard of. Breaking down the data since JFK: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
The Trump administration has prioritized tapping younger judicial nominees, but the average age of judges confirmed since he took office — 50 — is in line with many of his predecessors over the past six decades buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
Why does age matter for federal judges? Because these are lifetime appointments — if Rushing retired at 90 (there are many judges who stay on through their 80s), that would mean she'd spend 54 years on the bench buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
